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Two large oil tankers targeted in Sea of Oman: Reports
PressTV ^

Posted on 06/12/2019 11:04:59 PM PDT by Cementjungle

Iran’s Al-Alam television network cited local sources in Oman as saying that two successive explosions were heard in the Sea of Oman on Thursday morning.

The sources said the blasts were caused by “attacks” on the tankers, according to the report.

Local Pakistani sources also said the giant tankers had sent distress calls to the sea’s littoral states, the report added.

(Excerpt) Read more at presstv.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Front Page News; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: djibouti; eritrea; hassannasrallah; hezbollah; hormuz; iran; lebanon; oiltankerattacks; oman; putinsbuttboys; sudan; yemen
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To: Nextrush

Odd I do not see anything in Gcaptain
news.

https://gcaptain.com/

I know the straits of hormus have been hot for years


21 posted on 06/13/2019 12:21:16 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Nextrush
Torpedo attack it seems:

https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/maritime-news/article/25993

22 posted on 06/13/2019 12:24:54 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: Cementjungle

Iran’s state TV is reporting that the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has met with visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe amid tension between Iran and United States.

The meeting on Thursday morning, the second and final day of Abe’s landmark visit, came amid reports of an oil tanker explosion in the Gulf of Oman.

https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/latest-uk-maritime-group-warns-incident-oman-sea-63680064

Interesting timing.


23 posted on 06/13/2019 12:30:41 AM PDT by McGruff
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To: Cementjungle

That looks at the waterline, not below it. Could it have been a drone boat with explosives?


24 posted on 06/13/2019 12:31:49 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: McGruff

And Pres. Trump’s birthday.


25 posted on 06/13/2019 12:33:10 AM PDT by marajade (Skywalker)
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To: FreedomPoster

Beginning to wonder if the two ships simply collided, and caused an explosion in the process.


26 posted on 06/13/2019 12:33:14 AM PDT by Cementjungle
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To: Cementjungle
Oman


27 posted on 06/13/2019 12:34:37 AM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
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To: Cementjungle

I could swear that was a month back or more.

No injury, just insult.


28 posted on 06/13/2019 12:35:58 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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The Persians are trying to use the straits as a choke point.

They cannot do it overtly, so they fund terrorists in yemen.

Still, it looks like nothing, a blip.
Roar toothless Lion.


29 posted on 06/13/2019 12:57:59 AM PDT by mylife (The Roar Of The Masses Could Be Farts)
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To: Cementjungle

John Kerry comes to mind here.


30 posted on 06/13/2019 2:40:13 AM PDT by Tigen (I shall raise you one .)
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To: Cementjungle


31 posted on 06/13/2019 4:27:26 AM PDT by Diogenesis ( WWG1WGA)
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To: McGruff

Especially since the Germans were just there.


32 posted on 06/13/2019 4:30:10 AM PDT by mewzilla (Break out the mustard seeds.)
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To: marajade
And Congress is trying to stop Trump from letting Saudi Arabia buy arms. Idiots!

The Dems are not idiots in the sense that they don't understand what's going on. Despite all their 'tough talk' on Russia they were/are actually in cahoots with them. Increasing evidence shows that it was the Democrats who had colluded with Russia during the 2016 election. And they no doubt still are working to help the Russians, as they did during the 8 years of the Obama-Biden-Hillary admin. Iran of course is one of Russia's key pawns in their quest to return to former glory. North Korea is another. The Russians are master at the complex game of chess, thinking many moves ahead of their opponents, using various evil regimes as pawns.

33 posted on 06/13/2019 4:31:37 AM PDT by ETL (REAL Russia collusion! Newly updated FR Page w/ Table of Contents! Click ETL)
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To: Tigen

Yes, I suspect Kerry told them this would be a good idea. Perhaps his thinking is that if Trump starts a new war that it would help in defeating him in 2020.


34 posted on 06/13/2019 8:27:17 PM PDT by Cementjungle
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